Merluccius albidus, sometimes known as the offshore hake, offshore silver hake, or offshore whiting, is a species of fish in the family Merlucciidae. It is found on the outer (offshore) continental shelf at depths of 70–1,170 m (230–3,840 ft) in the west Atlantic, ranging from New England to French Guiana.[2] It reaches 70 cm (28 in) in length and 4.1 kg (9.0 lb) in weight.[2]
Merluccius albidus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Merlucciidae |
Genus: | Merluccius |
Species: | M. albidus
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Binomial name | |
Merluccius albidus (Mitchill, 1818)
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References
edit- ^ McEachran, J.D.; Polanco Fernandez, A. & Russell, B. (2015). "Merluccius albidus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16466377A16509742. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16466377A16509742.en.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Merluccius albidus". FishBase. December 2011 version.